LEADER 04239nam 2200733 a 450 001 9910826872603321 005 20230126211443.0 010 $a1-283-89719-9 010 $a0-8122-0517-0 024 7 $a10.9783/9780812205176 035 $a(CKB)3240000000065362 035 $a(OCoLC)794700696 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10642739 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000631120 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11389407 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000631120 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10591509 035 $a(PQKB)11122837 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3441987 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse17661 035 $a(DE-B1597)449502 035 $a(OCoLC)979779114 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780812205176 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3441987 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10642739 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL420969 035 $a(EXLCZ)993240000000065362 100 $a20110721d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 13$aAn infinity of nations$b[electronic resource] $ehow the native New World shaped early North America /$fMichael Witgen 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aPhiladelphia $cUniversity of Pennsylvania Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (457 p.) 225 0 $aEarly American Studies 225 0$aEarly American studies 300 $aBased on the author's 2004 thesis (Ph. D.) from the University of Washington. 311 $a0-8122-4365-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apt. 1. Discovery -- pt. 2. The new world -- pt. 3. The illusion of empire -- pt. 4. Sovereignty : the making of North America's new nations. 330 $aAn Infinity of Nations explores the formation and development of a Native New World in North America. Until the middle of the nineteenth century, indigenous peoples controlled the vast majority of the continent while European colonies of the Atlantic World were largely confined to the eastern seaboard. To be sure, Native North America experienced far-reaching and radical change following contact with the peoples, things, and ideas that flowed inland following the creation of European colonies on North American soil. Most of the continent's indigenous peoples, however, were not conquered, assimilated, or even socially incorporated into the settlements and political regimes of this Atlantic New World. Instead, Native peoples forged a New World of their own. This history, the evolution of a distinctly Native New World, is a foundational story that remains largely untold in histories of early America.Through imaginative use of both Native language and European documents, historian Michael Witgen recreates the world of the indigenous peoples who ruled the western interior of North America. The Anishinaabe and Dakota peoples of the Great Lakes and Northern Great Plains dominated the politics and political economy of these interconnected regions, which were pivotal to the fur trade and the emergent world economy. Moving between cycles of alliance and competition, and between peace and violence, the Anishinaabeg and Dakota carved out a place for Native peoples in modern North America, ensuring not only that they would survive as independent and distinct Native peoples but also that they would be a part of the new community of nations who made the New World. 410 0$aEarly American studies. 606 $aIndians of North America$xGovernment relations$yTo 1789 606 $aIndians of North America$xColonization$xHistory 606 $aIndians of North America$xSocial life and customs 607 $aNorth America$xHistory$yColonial period, ca. 1600-1775 610 $aAmerican History. 610 $aAmerican Studies. 610 $aNative American Studies. 615 0$aIndians of North America$xGovernment relations 615 0$aIndians of North America$xColonization$xHistory. 615 0$aIndians of North America$xSocial life and customs. 676 $a970.004/97 700 $aWitgen$b Michael J$01697113 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910826872603321 996 $aAn infinity of nations$94077575 997 $aUNINA